Jerry DeMarco

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Born in Newark and raised in Hudson County, Jerry DeMarco is a 38-year veteran of the news industry and a renowned breaking news reporter. He has covered local, county and state police, as well as the FBI, ATF and other federal agencies.

DeMarco joined Daily Voice in 2015 after six years running Cliffview Pilot, one of the nation's few independent breaking news sites. As an independent publisher, he helped establish Local Independent Online News, a national trade organization.

Prior to launching his own site, DeMarco served as a reporter for the Bergen Record, Stamford Advocate, Rockland Journal News, News Tribune, and Trenton Times.

DeMarco has won national recognition for his investigative work, including Clarion, Heywood Broun and Deadline Club awards. He's changed public policy and managed several major projects -- including one that helped put a corrupt public official in federal prison and another that forced a sitting New Jersey attorney general from office for her participation in a Bergen County traffic stop involving her boyfriend.

DeMarco regularly lectures at a graduate course in media relations at Fairleigh Dickinson University and previously was an adjunct professor at Lehman College in the Bronx. 

He has a Bachelor's Degree in English from St. Peter's University in Jersey City.

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Waldwick Firefighters Douse Train Trash Fire Waldwick Firefighters Douse Train Trash Fire Waldwick Firefighters Douse Train Trash Fire
Waldwick Firefighters Douse Train Trash Fire Waldwick firefighters doused a train fire in a hopper car filled with trash. The firefighters kept the flames from spreading with a tower ladder, along with a hand line, after the call came in from near the train station shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday, April 25. They had the fire doused in under a half hour. A Bergen County Hazardous Materials unit took water and air readings. No injuries were reported. A Bergen County Hazardous Materials unit took water and air readings.WALDWICK FD

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by Jerry DeMarco
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Breaking News
BOMBSHELL: NJ Jail Officers Charged With Manslaughter In Inmate's Death, Local Police Involved BOMBSHELL: NJ Jail Officers Charged With Manslaughter In Inmate's Death, Local Police Involved BOMBSHELL: NJ Jail Officers Charged With Manslaughter In Inmate's Death, Local Police Involved
Bombshell: NJ Jail Officers Charged With Manslaughter In Inmate's Death, Local Police Involved UPDATE: What began as the investigation of three correctional officers following the death of a New Jersey inmate took a dramatic turn with manslaughter charges filed against two of them and new counts brought against five police officers who dropped him off at their jail. A state grand jury in Trenton charged Atlantic County Correctional Sgt. Eric Tornblom and Correctional Officer Mark Jenigen with manslaughter in the September 2019 death of Mario Terruso, 41, of Mays Landing, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. The grand jury also returned charges against five Hamilton T…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Basement Fire Quickly Doused In Ridgewood Basement Fire Quickly Doused In Ridgewood Basement Fire Quickly Doused In Ridgewood
Basement Fire Quickly Doused In Ridgewood Ridgewood firefighters made quick work of a Tuesday morning basement blaze. The fire broke out in the utility room of the $3.6 million Crest Road home shortly before 10:30 a.m. April 25. Flooring and/or tile work apparently was being done on the house at the time, responders said. Two adults and a child who were home got out OK, and damage apparently was minimal, they said. Village police and EMS and Ho-Ho-Kus firefighters also responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and contributed to this account.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Wanted Suspect Caught After Ramming Wallington Police Car In Escape Attempt Wanted Suspect Caught After Ramming Wallington Police Car In Escape Attempt Wanted Suspect Caught After Ramming Wallington Police Car In Escape Attempt
Wanted Suspect Caught After Ramming Wallington Police Car In Escape Attempt A suspect wanted out of Carlstadt rammed a Wallington police car with her SUV in an escape attempt before she was chased down in East Rutherford, authorities said. Officer Kasper Zielinski spotted accused shoplifter Amy Putrino, 38, of Paterson, leaving the GNC store on Paterson Avenue, Police Chief Carmello J. Imbruglia said on Tuesday, April 25. The purple-haired Putrino, who fit the description of a woman wanted by Carlstadt police, got into a distinctive-looking Honda Element cited in their alert, the chief said. Zielinski "started to pull closer to her vehicle in his patrol unit when …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Edison, NJ
Breaking News
Civilian Shot, Killed During Dispute In Old Bridge: NJ Attorney General Civilian Shot, Killed During Dispute In Old Bridge: NJ Attorney General Civilian Shot, Killed During Dispute In Old Bridge: NJ Attorney General
Civilian Shot, Killed During Dispute In Old Bridge: NJ Attorney General A civilian was shot and killed by police responding to a dispute call in the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge on Monday, authorities said. Officers responded to a 911 call on Woodland Avenue -- a tiny residential street less than a half mile from Cheesequake State Park -- shortly after 3 p.m. April 24, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. An officer shot a civilian who was taken to Old Bridge Medical Center and pronounced dead at 4:47 p.m., the attorney general said. " The identity of the decedent and the officer are not being released at this time," Platkin said late Mon…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Breaking News
Motorcyclist Fleeing Police Dies, Passenger Seriously Injured In South Jersey Crash Motorcyclist Fleeing Police Dies, Passenger Seriously Injured In South Jersey Crash Motorcyclist Fleeing Police Dies, Passenger Seriously Injured In South Jersey Crash
Motorcyclist Fleeing Police Dies, Passenger Seriously Injured In South Jersey Crash A motorcyclist was killed and a passenger seriously injured in a crash following an attempted police stop in South Jersey, authorities said. The crash occurred on Route 687 West after a Pemberton Township police officer tried to stop the cyclist, who crashed into a civilian's vehicle near the intersection of Davis Street in Pemberton shortly after 5:16 p.m. last Thursday, April 20, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. The as-yet unidentified motorcyclist was killed and a passenger -- also not yet identified -- was seriously injured in the crash, Platkin said. State law and his…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Underage Undercover: Teaneck Police Sting Busts Businesses For Selling Vape Products To Minors Underage Undercover: Teaneck Police Sting Busts Businesses For Selling Vape Products To Minors Underage Undercover: Teaneck Police Sting Busts Businesses For Selling Vape Products To Minors
Underage Undercover: Teaneck Police Sting Busts Businesses For Selling Vape Products To Minors Underage undercover buyers helped Teaneck police bust six business owners who they said sold vape products to minors. The pretend puffers visited 13 shops in all as part of the second undercover sting by township detectives over the past year in response to residents’ complaints, Teaneck Police Chief Andrew R. McGurr said on Monday, April 24. “Six establishments sold vape products to an underaged person,” the chief said. Not only is selling vape products to minors illegal – so is selling flavored vape products to anyone, regardless of age, in New Jersey, McGurr said. McGurr identified t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Israel-Bound Flight U-Turns Back To Newark Three Hours In, Unruly Passenger Blamed Israel-Bound Flight U-Turns Back To Newark Three Hours In, Unruly Passenger Blamed Israel-Bound Flight U-Turns Back To Newark Three Hours In, Unruly Passenger Blamed
Israel-Bound Flight U-Turns Back To Newark Three Hours In, Unruly Passenger Blamed A United Airlines flight bound for Israel had been in the air for nearly three hours when it suddenly turned around and headed back to Newark because of what the airline confirmed was a "disruptive" passenger. The passenger apparently sat in a crew seat while waiting to use the bathroom and ended up in a shouting match with a flight attendant, according to multiple reports. Crew members warned the man that Flight 90 -- which had left Newark early Sunday, April 23, on its way to Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv -- would have to head back if he didn't return to his seat, one pass…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood Businesses Evacuated After Van Catches Fire Ridgewood Businesses Evacuated After Van Catches Fire Ridgewood Businesses Evacuated After Van Catches Fire
Ridgewood Businesses Evacuated After Van Catches Fire Several businesses in downtown Ridgewood were evacuated as a precaution after a painter's van caught fire on Monday. The van owned by Geraghty Painting & Powerwashing in Ridgewood was unoccupied when the blaze broke out in the parking lot behind the movie theater and other businesses on East Ridgewood Avenue shortly before 1:30 p.m. April 24. No injuries were reported. The camper was moved and firefighters hit the van blaze from the passenger side.Boyd A. Loving Ridgewood firefighters doused the smoky downtown van blaze on Monday, April 24.Boyd A. Loving Ridgewood firefighters d…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Corvette Ragtop Toasted In Ridgewood Garage Fire Corvette Ragtop Toasted In Ridgewood Garage Fire Corvette Ragtop Toasted In Ridgewood Garage Fire
Corvette Ragtop Toasted In Ridgewood Garage Fire A Corvette convertible was essentially incinerated in a Ridgewood garage fire. The owner apparently was charging the battery of the white 2017 Stingray when the blaze ignited in the detached home garage on Ackerman Avenue, down the block from Van Dyk's Homemade Ice Cream, around 7 p.m. Saturday, April 22. A BMW SUV was safely removed and village firefighters had the flames doused in minutes. Ridgewood firefighters had the garage blaze on Ackerman Avenue doused within minutes.Boyd A. Loving But the $55,000 ragtop was consumed. Ridgewood police also responded along with EMS. No injuries…

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